The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you could think that there might be very little affinity for patronizing Zimbabwe’s casinos. Actually, it appears to be operating the other way, with the awful economic conditions creating a greater ambition to gamble, to try and locate a quick win, a way from the difficulty.
For nearly all of the locals subsisting on the tiny local wages, there are two common forms of gaming, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else in the world, there is a state lottery where the odds of hitting are unbelievably small, but then the jackpots are also remarkably high. It’s been said by market analysts who understand the subject that the majority don’t buy a card with the rational assumption of profiting. Zimbet is founded on either the national or the British football divisions and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, pander to the extremely rich of the nation and sightseers. Until recently, there was a exceptionally substantial vacationing industry, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated conflict have cut into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which contain gaming tables, slot machines and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer video poker machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the previously alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has diminished by beyond 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and conflict that has arisen, it isn’t known how well the sightseeing industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will be alive until conditions get better is simply unknown.
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